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PORTLAND, Ore. - Two downtown Portland parks that were once the home of Occupy protesters will be getting 20,000 crocus bulbs in the next few weeks.

Portland Parks & Recreation and a team of volunteers are planning to plant the bulbs at Chapman and Lownsdale Squares, just northwest of City Hall, on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

"It's a pretty eye-popping number - 20,000," Lance Wright, a horticulturist for Portland Parks & Recreation, said in a news release. "In the wintertime and early spring, these colorful crocuses will give the parks a splash of life, color and energy."

It's been a year since Occupy Portland protesters camped out in the parks. They were there for five weeks before police moved in and cleared them out.

Since then, work has been done to restore the parks, which had been damaged. Fences were put up for a while to keep folks out during the restoration process, but have since been taken down and the parks are open to the public.